“I remember once I forgot to put some toast to go on tree so I was waiting by an oven when I tried to rectify it quickly, and he [Mr Piotrowski] came over, slammed the oven door and screamed “hurry the f** up!”.

“But he was going for the Michelin Star and to he was so pumped for it.”

The School of Hard Knocks has put Mr Craig in good stead nonetheless.

“I’m definitely a lot more organized and I know what I need to do,” he said.

“For example, now, I have a bench that I use now to prepare up to eight starters, and I’m much better at being organised and neater within a tight space.

“Experiences like the Treby and at Langdon, where we were pushing for three Rosettes are important.

Mr Craig was recently nominated for the Parliamentary Young Chef of the Year (Image: Richard Amofa)

“We were constantly getting inspected and although we just made out, it makes you stronger and more determined to improve.”

Mr Craig must have made a good impression at Langdon, with the venues former head chef Oli Clarke recommending him to the hierarchy at the Drake Manor Inn for the top position there.

Since his arrival at the venue, landlady Ms Robinson claims she’s already seen an “upturn” in standards and that the “quality has gone up several notches.”